Knockdownable bed

ABSTRACT

The knockdownable bed includes a frame having a pair of side frame rails transversely spaced, longitudinally aligned and arranged parallel to each other; and at least one connection bar detachably mounted onto the pair of side frame rails; and a plurality of slats longitudinally spaced, transversely aligned on the frame. Each of the pair of side frame rails is foldable.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 63/040,125, filed Jun. 17, 2020, which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention generally relates to a bed, and more particular to a knockdownable bed.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Sleep is critical for people in every aspect of their lives. Beds are necessary furniture for people to sleep on. Most of the conventional beds are bulky and heavy, and difficult to store and transport. In addition, the conventional bed usually has a fixed size, such as a king size, a queen size or a full size, which cannot be changed, and also requires professionals to install.

Thus, it is beneficial and desirable that the bed system can be easily and conveniently stored and transported. It is also beneficial and desirable that the bed system can be easily assembled to improve assembly efficiency and increase the user's assembly experience. It is further beneficial and desirable that the size of the bed system can be changeable from one size to another size.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One of the objective of this invention is to provide a bed that is knockdownable, can be conveniently stored and transported and easily assembled, and whose size changeable.

In one aspect of the invention, a knockdownable bed includes a frame having a pair of side frame rails transversely spaced, longitudinally aligned and arranged parallel to each other; and at least one connection bar detachably mounted onto the pair of side frame rails; and a plurality of slats longitudinally spaced, transversely disposed on the frame.

In one embodiment, each of the pair of side frame rails comprises two flanges, each of which is formed on an end portion of said side frame rail.

In one embodiment, each of the pair of side frame rails is foldable.

In one embodiment, each of the pair of side frame rails comprises a first part and a second part pivotally connected to each other.

In one embodiment, each of the pair of side frame rails and the at least one connection bar are formed of steel, aluminum, alloy, or synthetic materials.

In one embodiment, the at least one connection bar comprises two connection brackets, each of which is formed on an end of the at least one connection bar.

In one embodiment, each connection bracket comprises a connection tab formed on the end of the at least one connection bar and being perpendicular to the at least one connection bar, and a flange outwards extending from an edge of the connection tab.

In one embodiment, as assembled, the connection tab of each connection bracket is detachably mounted onto an inner side surface of a respective one of the pair of side frame rails by bolts, nuts, and/or screws, and the flange of each connection bracket is in contact with a bottom surface of said respective one of the pair of side frame rails.

In one embodiment, the connection tab of each connection bracket is detachably mounted onto said respective one of the pair of side frame rails at the joint portion of the first part and the second part of said respective one of the pair of side frame rails.

In one embodiment, the at least one connection bar has a length that is adjustable.

In one embodiment, the plurality of slats is formed of wood, plastic, metal, or a synthetic material.

In one embodiment, the knockdownable bed further comprises a plurality of bed posts detachably mounted onto the frame.

In one embodiment, the knockdownable bed further comprises a mattress disposed on the plurality of slats over the frame.

These and other aspects of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the preferred embodiment taken in conjunction with the following drawings, although variations and modifications therein may be affected without departing from the spirit and scope of the novel concepts of the disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings illustrate one or more embodiments of the invention and, together with the written description, serve to explain the principles of the invention. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers are used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like elements of an embodiment.

FIG. 1 shows schematically a back perspective view of a knockdownable bed according to one embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 shows schematically an exploded view of the knockdownable bed of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 shows schematically one view of a bed support frame of the knockdownable bed of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 shows schematically another view of a bed support frame of the knockdownable bed of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 shows schematically one view of slats and mattress of the knockdownable bed of FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

The terms used in this specification generally have their ordinary meanings in the art, within the context of the invention, and in the specific context where each term is used. Certain terms that are used to describe the invention are discussed below, or elsewhere in the specification, to provide additional guidance to the practitioner regarding the description of the invention. For convenience, certain terms may be highlighted, for example using italics and/or quotation marks. The use of highlighting has no influence on the scope and meaning of a term; the scope and meaning of a term is the same, in the same context, whether or not it is highlighted. It will be appreciated that same thing can be said in more than one way. Consequently, alternative language and synonyms may be used for any one or more of the terms discussed herein, nor is any special significance to be placed upon whether or not a term is elaborated or discussed herein. Synonyms for certain terms are provided. A recital of one or more synonyms does not exclude the use of other synonyms. The use of examples anywhere in this specification including examples of any terms discussed herein is illustrative only, and in no way limits the scope and meaning of the invention or of any exemplified term. Likewise, the invention is not limited to various embodiments given in this specification.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on” another element, it can be directly on the other element or intervening elements may be present therebetween. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly on” another element, there are no intervening elements present. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third etc. may be used herein to describe various elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections, these elements, components, regions, layers and/or sections should not be limited by these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish one element, component, region, layer or section from another element, component, region, layer or section. Thus, a first element, component, region, layer or section discussed below could be termed a second element, component, region, layer or section without departing from the teachings of the invention.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises” and/or “comprising,” or “includes” and/or “including” when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, regions, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof.

Furthermore, relative terms, such as “lower” or “bottom” and “upper” or “top,” may be used herein to describe one element's relationship to another element as illustrated in the Figures. It will be understood that relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in addition to the orientation depicted in the Figures. For example, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as being on the “lower” side of other elements would then be oriented on “upper” sides of the other elements. The exemplary term “lower”, can therefore, encompasses both an orientation of “lower” and “upper,” depending of the particular orientation of the figure. Similarly, if the device in one of the figures is turned over, elements described as “below” or “beneath” other elements would then be oriented “above” the other elements. The exemplary terms “below” or “beneath” can, therefore, encompass both an orientation of above and below.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art and the present disclosure, and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.

It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “on”, “attached” to, “connected” to, “coupled” with, “contacting”, etc., another element, it can be directly on, attached to, connected to, coupled with or contacting the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being, for example, “directly on”, “directly attached” to, “directly connected” to, “directly coupled” with or “directly contacting” another element, there are no intervening elements present. It will also be appreciated by those of skill in the art that references to a structure or feature that is disposed “adjacent” another feature may have portions that overlap or underlie the adjacent feature.

As used herein, “around”, “about”, “substantially” or “approximately” shall generally mean within 20 percent, preferably within 10 percent, and more preferably within 5 percent of a given value or range. Numerical quantities given herein are approximate, meaning that the term “around”, “about” “substantially” or “approximately” can be inferred if not expressly stated.

As used in this specification, the term “platform” refers to a bed board or a bed panel.

As used in this specification, the phrase “at least one of A, B, and C” should be construed to mean a logical (A or B or C), using a non-exclusive logical OR. As used herein, the term “and/or” includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in detail hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawings. The description below is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses. The broad teachings of the invention can be implemented in a variety of forms. Therefore, while this invention includes particular examples, the true scope of the invention should not be so limited since other modifications will become apparent upon a study of the drawings, the specification, and the following claims. For purposes of clarity, the same reference numbers will be used in the drawings to identify similar elements. It should be understood that one or more steps within a method may be executed in different order (or concurrently) without altering the principles of the invention.

In accordance with the purposes of this invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, this invention, in one aspect, relates to a knockdownable bed.

Referring to FIGS. 1-5, one embodiment of a knockdownable bed 100 is shown according to the invention.

In the exemplary embodiment, the knockdownable bed 100 includes a frame having a pair of side frame rails 110 transversely spaced, longitudinally aligned and arranged parallel to each other; and at least one connection bar 120 detachably mounted onto the pair of side frame rails 110; and a plurality of slats 140 longitudinally spaced, transversely disposed on the frame.

As shown in FIG. 5, each of the plurality of slats 140 is a thin, narrow piece board, formed of wood. plastic, metal, or a synthetic material. In certain embodiments, the slats 140 are detachably mounted on the pair of side frame rails 110, for example, by bolts, nuts and/or screws.

As shown in FIG. 4, each of the pair of side frame rails 110 is foldable.

As shown in FIGS. 1-4, each of the pair of side frame rails 110 comprises a first part 111 and a second part 112 pivotally connected to each other. In certain embodiments, the first part 111 and the second part 112 are pivotally connected to each other by a folding mechanism (connection member) 115. The folding mechanism 115 connects the first part 111 and the second part 112 such that the side frame rail 110 is pivotally foldable at the folding mechanism 115. In one exemplary embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the folding mechanism 115 is a hinge bracket. Other connecting means and other types of folding mechanism can also be utilized to practice the invention.

The side frame rails 110 can be made up with steel, aluminum, alloy, or synthetic materials. In certain embodiments, each side frame rails 110 is a steel rail.

In certain embodiments, each end portion of the side frame rails 110 is a round portion, or a square portion.

In addition, each side frame rail 110 may have two flanges 113 formed on each end portion of the side frame rail 110. The flanges 113 are formed on the end portions of the side frame rails 110 in an integrated manner, or are welded onto the end portions of the side frame rails 110.

In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-3, the at least one connection bar 120 includes one connection bar 120. It should be appreciated that two or more connection bars can also be utilized to practice the invention.

As shown in FIG. 3, the connection bar 120 comprises two connection brackets 121. Each connection bracket 121 is formed on an end of the connection bar 120 in an integrated manner, or are welded onto the end of the connection bar 120. Each connection bracket 121 comprises a connection tab 121 a formed on the end of the connection bar 120 and being perpendicular to the connection bar 120, and a flange 121 b outwards extending from an edge of the connection tab 121 a. The connection tab 121 a is formed on the end of the connection bar 120 in an integrated manner, or are welded onto the end of the connection bar 120. As assembled, the connection tab 121 a of each connection bracket 121 is detachably mounted onto an inner side surface of a respective side frame rail 110 by bolts, nuts, and/or screws 122, and the flange 121 b of each connection bracket 121 is in contact with a bottom (or upper) surface of said respective side frame rail 110.

In one exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 1-3, the connection tab 121 a of each connection bracket 121 is detachably mounted onto said respective side frame rail 110 at the joint portion 114 of the first part 111 and the second part 112 of said respective side frame rail 110. In certain embodiments, the connection bar 120 has a length, L, that is fixed or adjustable and defines a size of the bed. For example, if a user wants to convert the bed from one size to another size, e.g., from a queen size to a king size, the user only needs to adjust the length L of the connection bar 120 to fit the king size, or replace the queen size connection bar 120 with the king size connection bar 120.

In certain embodiments, the one connection bar 120 can be formed of steel, aluminum, alloy, or synthetic materials.

In addition, the knockdownable bed 100 further comprises a plurality of bed posts 130 detachably mounted onto the side frame rails 110 and the connection bar 120 of the frame. In one embodiment, four bed posts 130 are detachably mounted onto the flanges 113 on four end portions of the side frame rails 110, respectively, and one bed post 130 is detachably mounted onto the middle of the connection bar 120. The bed posts 130 can also be mounted onto other locations of the side frame rails 110 and the connection bar 120. Furthermore, heights of the bed posts 130 are adjustable, whereby the bed's height is adjustable accordingly.

As such, the pair of side frame rails 110, the connection bar 120, the bed posts 130, and the slats 140 can be packed in a very small package, which is very convenient to store and/or transport.

In certain embodiment, the knockdownable bed 100 also has a mattress 150 disposed on the plurality of slats 140 over the frame. The mattress 150 can be packed, stored and/or transported with a vacuum storage bag, which further reduces the package space.

According to embodiments of the invention, the knockdownable bed 100 can be easily assembled without need of further skills. For example, a user may first unfold the pair of side frame rails 110 and place them apart from each other, and then mount two connection brackets 121 of the connection bar 120 to the pair of side frame rails 110, respectively, by screws 122, next, turn over the assembled frame and dispose the slats 140 across over the pair of side frame rails 110, and finally, place the mattress 150 on the slats 140 over the pair of side frame rails 110, to finish the bed assembly.

In sum, the invention discloses, among other things, a knockdownable bed that can be easily and conveniently stored and transported. The knockdownable bed can also be easily assembled to improve assembly efficiency and increase the user's assembly experience. Further, the size of the knockdownable bed can be changeable from one size to another size.

The foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention has been presented only for the purposes of illustration and description and is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching.

The embodiments were chosen and described in order to explain the principles of the invention and their practical application so as to enable others skilled in the art to utilize the invention and various embodiments and with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. Alternative embodiments will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention pertains without departing from its spirit and scope. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description and the exemplary embodiments described therein. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A knockdownable bed, comprising: a frame having a pair of side frame rails transversely spaced, longitudinally aligned and arranged parallel to each other; and at least one connection bar detachably mounted onto the pair of side frame rails; and a plurality of slats longitudinally spaced, transversely disposed on the frame.
 2. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of side frame rails comprises two flanges, each of which is formed on an end portion of said side frame rail.
 3. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of side frame rails is foldable.
 4. The knockdownable bed of claim 3, wherein each of the pair of side frame rails comprises a first part and a second part pivotally connected to each other.
 5. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of side frame rails and the at least one connection bar are formed of steel, aluminum, alloy, or synthetic materials.
 6. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, wherein the at least one connection bar comprises two connection brackets, each of which is formed on an end of the at least one connection bar.
 7. The knockdownable bed of claim 6, wherein each connection bracket comprises a connection tab formed on the end of the at least one connection bar and being perpendicular to the at least one connection bar, and a flange outwards extending from an edge of the connection tab.
 8. The knockdownable bed of claim 7, wherein, as assembled, the connection tab of each connection bracket is detachably mounted onto an inner side surface of a respective one of the pair of side frame rails by bolts, nuts, and/or screws, and the flange of each connection bracket is in contact with a bottom surface of said respective one of the pair of side frame rails.
 9. The knockdownable bed of claim 8, wherein the connection tab of each connection bracket is detachably mounted onto said respective one of the pair of side frame rails at the joint portion of the first part and the second part of said respective one of the pair of side frame rails.
 10. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, wherein the at least one connection bar has a length that is adjustable.
 11. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, wherein the plurality of slats is formed of wood, plastic, metal, or a synthetic material.
 12. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of bed posts detachably mounted onto the frame.
 13. The knockdownable bed of claim 1, further comprising a mattress disposed on the plurality of slats over the frame. 